Help Keep Shipwreck Afloat
ROD WEBB
The popular Shipwreck Museum in Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings, is on the lookout for more volunteers to work in the museum and shop. And, according to Tim McDonald, chair of the trustees of the Nautical Museums Trust that runs the museum, they “desperately need you”.
“We’re an incredibly popular small museum, with around 70,000 visitors a year,” he explains. We rely very much on our dedicated band of volunteers to staff the museum and shop. We have a great collection of shipwreck artefacts, recently joined by the two lifeboats, the Priscilla MacBean and the Cyril and Lilian Bishop.”
Until recently, these were on display in Old London Road and The Bourne.
For those interested in life on Earth, there are also exhibits of fossils found in the local area. Catering for a wide audience, it is a multi-sensory museum with sound, touch and smell – and is fully accessible for wheelchair users.
Admission is free, so visitors can spend their money on the wide variety of maritime and fossil gifts, with a wide range of souvenirs, artefacts, toys, cards, prints and handicrafts, many made by local artisans – and keep volunteers busy!
Anyone interested in volunteering should contact Tim on at [email protected] for an informal chat. To advertise for volunteers or find other opportunities, you can visit hastingsvoluntaryaction.org.uk/service/volunteering
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